RealPlayer 11 In News
The newly launched RealPlayer Blog reports that RealNetworks have launched their new RealPlayer which can download videos in a single click from Youtube, Google, Yahoo, AOL et… The Beta version of this player will be available in public from this month (dates not specified).
According to RealNetworks, this player has the facility to integrate with video hosting websites like Youtube etc.. Users can download the videos in different formats including Flash, Windows Media, Quick time and offcourse Real. You can also burn CD’s, however, to burn the DVD’s you have to get the full version ($30) for offline viewing.
Legality
The company says, they respect the copyright policies. This Player will download the contents if it not protected by DRM (Digital Rights Management). Else it will not download the video. Isn’t it a very legal feature. But I think, unless some legal copyright policies are enforced on websites which offer free contents to its viewer like Youtube, this Player is not used to its extent. Till that time viewers will continue to download free contents on Youtube, which includes movies, music videos and TV shows which is not legal. 
RealPlayer is the most downloaded player available on internet, used to view videos or listen to audio for innumerable sites. Real Networks says, about 1.5 Million copies of RealPlayer are downloaded daily. The good feature about this new Player is that, you don’t have to open the player to download the videos and even the website from which you want to download contents do not have to do any thing. All the homework is done by this player which will add a pop up button to the window on the browser (generally on the contents being viewed in Flash or any other player) asking you to download. Also, if the file is protected by DRM, then it will display “This video cannot be downloaded”. You will get the reason if you click on that button.
Future Developments
Real Networks is also planning to develop the upgraded version of this player which can upload the contents on web and can even transfer online contents to their Ipods or any personal media device. 